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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Ben,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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Try:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_310294">http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_310294</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Jason<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
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ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ben Cornish<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 18 February 2009
9:30 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> ausnog@ausnog.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [AusNOG] Emails Lists -
legal obligations</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></u5:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We
have a couple of clients that have mass email lists to their clients. Touch
wood we haven’t had any spam complaints, but I guess its only a matter of
time.<o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We
are quite concerned about the implications they pose to us and what the legal
obligation they have to conform to in order to send these mass emails out.<o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><u5:p><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></u5:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Does
anyone have a link to where it states what is required or what is considered
illegal distribution/SPAM ?<o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I
once recall, they were required to have a Dual Opt in and a unsubscribe feature
?<o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><u5:p><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></u5:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Any
help would be grateful. <o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>

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